EPSON Advanced Printer Driver Ver.4 Copyright (c) 2008 SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1. About this software This package includes the following two software programs to use with an EPSON TM series printer. 1) Windows Printer Driver This driver is a Windows Printer Driver for the TM printer. This driver makes it possible to print from a Windows application. 2) StatusAPI StatusAPI is a program that works in conjunction with the TM printer driver. It offers an Application Program Interface for obtaining the printer status whether or not the printer is printing. This API makes integrating printer status handling functions with applications more simple. The driver operation has been verified with the following operating systems. Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (x64) SP1 English Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard (x64) SP2 English Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard (x64) English This driver is not supported by Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/Server2003 and Windows Vista/Server 2008 32bit. EPSON IM series PC or IBM compatible PC Supported Printers EPSON TM-T88III(Serial and USB) EPSON TM-T88IV(Serial and USB) EPSON TM-U220A/B/D(Serial and USB) The printer driver operates regardless of the pritner firmware version. 2. Supplied Files APD_406aEx64.zip : Printer Driver installer 3. How to Install this Printer Driver Decompress APD_406aEx64.zip and run the generated APD_403aEx64.exe. Follow the instructions on the display to install the printer driver. The silent installation function stays the same as that for the 32-bit APD Version 4.06a. See APD4_Install_E_RevF.pdf included in the 32-bit APD Version 4.06a package for the usage of the silent installation function. 4. Remarks -COM and USB are the only printer interfaces supported. -To use a printer connected to a PC with a 32-bit operating system from a PC with a 64-bit operating system that uses a shared printer and the Remote Desktop connection, install the printer driver for the 64-bit operating system on the PC with the 64-bit operating system. Follow the steps below to install the printer driver for the 64-bit operating system on a PC with a 64-bit operating system: 1) Install the separately provided APD4 for the 32-bit operating system on the PC with the 32-bit operating system. 2) Make settings to designate the installed printer as a shared printer. 3) Decompress APD_406aEx64inf.zip, which is the printer driver for the 64-bit operating system and comes with the 64-bit operating system, in a folder that is accessible for the user. Then, follow the steps below to install the printer driver. (1) Go to the [Printers] folder - the File menu - Server Properties - the Drivers tab, and then click the Add button. (2) Follow the displayed wizard. In the [Processor and Operating System Selection] window, uncheck "Intel" in Environment, and check gx64h only. (3) In the [Printer Driver Selection] window, click [Have Disk], decompress APD_406aEx64inf.zip, and specify the generated TM-US.INF. (4) From this step, follow the instructions of the installation wizard. 4) Connect the shared printer and the PC with the 64-bit operating system. The shared printer becomes ready to print. 5) When Using the Remote Desktop connection, the printer driver is installed on the server automatically. - With a PC with the 64-bit operating system, if you install the printer driver by going to [Add a printer] and running APD_403Ex64inf.zip, the printer driver does not operate correctly. Run APD_403Ex64.exe instead of APD_403Ex64inf.zip. - When you use Remote Desktop Connection or the Terminal Services Client to connect to another Windows-based computer from a computer that is running Windows XP, your local printers may not be redirected. As a result, your local printers are not available in the remote desktop or terminal services session. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302361/ -When an error message is displayed during installation, the following procedure may enable to recover from the error. 1) Specify the uninstall option, and execute the installer "APD_406aEx64.exe /uninstall." 2) Remove the error factor. 3) Execute the installer "APD_406aEx64.exe." -Characters may not be printed correctly when using Easy Print of Windows Server 2008. For detailed information of this problem arising from the operating system, see the following web page provided by Microsoft Corporation. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946411/ -In the Easy Print environment of Windows Server 2008, you cannot print the printer device font directly. However, you can print the device font converted from the True Type font by using "Font Substitution" of APD. For more information, see "Character Printing (Device Font)" in Printer Manual. -To set properties of the printer driver redirected on the server using Terminal Service or Remote Desktop on the printer driver on a client, go to [Detailed Setting] Tab, and press the [Detailed Setting] button. -HELP is unavailable when using a printer driver redirected through the server using Terminal Service or Remote Desktop. -When using Terminal Service and Remote Desktop, interactive communication becomes unavailable between the PC and the printer, prohibiting displaying the printer status and obtaining printer information using the Status API. -The port redirection function is unavailable for a client when using Terminal Service or Remote Desktop. -At times, the status of the shared printer may not be displayed correctly or the Status API may not be opened. These problems arise from the security policy settings of the operating system. Although changing the settings of the operating system is possible by the following steps, it lowers the security policy. (1) Go to [Start] - [Administrative tool] - [Local Security Policy]. (2) [Security Option] - [Network Access (Set "Limit anonymous sccesses to the named pipe and shared printer" to "Invalid".)] However, you do not have to change the settings when a client PC is connected to the domain environment and when the same user name as a user name that is logged on a client is existing." 5.Modification from the old version Ver4.06a for x64 -A function that specifies the brightness of the print results during graphic printing has been added. EPSON TM-T88III EPSON TM-T88IV -Added the function to specify the horizontal print position for logo printing of the printer driver. EPSON TM-T88IV EPSON TM-U220A/B/D -Changed to continue uninstallation when an error occurs during uninstallation. -Changed to copy the bitmap file, which is specified for watermark/logo printing of the printer driver, to the destination PC when the silent installation is executed. -Corrected the following defects. -Installation fails when the file path where the print log file cannot be output is specified. - Correct a misdescription in the silent installation creation screen. - The tab in the print data does not become active even when it is specified. -The following device font properties of each printer have been changed. FontAxx FontBxx Barcodex 2D-Codex Control ConrolA etc -An improvement to eliminate the need for rebooting the PC on the upgrade installation has been made. Ver4.03 for x64 revision b -StatusAPI and Devmode API are added. -Problems with the USB device driver installer have been fixed. Ver4.03 for x64 revision a - The silent installation function has been added. Ver4.03 for x64 -New release.